Questions tagged [attachment-ambiguity]

For questions about sentences have two different interpretations depending on which part of the sentence is modified by a different part. An example is "Police kill man with a knife." It could mean that the man who was killed had a knife, or that the police used a knife to kill a man.

a. They were fighting the English led by general Smith.
b. They were fighting the English under the leadership of general Smith.
c. They were fighting the English**,** led by general Smith.
d. They ...

She has an interview next week for a teaching job in Paris.
Does “in Paris” describe “a teaching job” (The job is in Paris, not the interview.) or “an interview” (The interview is in Paris, not the ...

I saw a man in the room.
I saw the man in the room.
1a. I saw a man who was in the room.
There were five people in the room, for example. I saw one man who was in the room. In this case, 'in the room'...

The Book, the Qur'an, is without a doubt revealed from Allah.
It can be understood in two ways:
There's no doubt that Quran is from Allah.
Quran doesn't contain any doubt and is revealed from Allah.
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The sentence in the title has two, almost contradicting interpretations. (1) that you are not obligated to do the task "work until you're 30", or (2) you are not obligated to do the task "work" until ...

Only one person lives between John and Dany, who likes apple.
In previous sentence, who likes apple? 2) Joe lives immediately above Kyle, who lives on an odd numbered floor ? I mean I'm not able to ...

You use 'of' to combine two nouns when the first noun identifies the feature of the second noun that you want to talk about.
I am not sure what "I" want to talk about in the sentence.
Talking about "...

The subjunctive mood is the verb form used to express a wish, a suggestion, a command, or a condition that is contrary to fact.(cited from http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/subjunctive_mood.htm)
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How appropriate is in English the use of a single adjective to modify several nouns?
Example 1:
Can we say: different places and orientations instead of different places and different orientations?
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"John threw Mama from the train a kiss." This statement is used as an example of poor syntax. It sounds as if John threw Mama off the train, followed by a kiss. How would one arrange this statement ...